Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Does the Coronavirus really matter? Well, yes…..and no. The virus definitely matters to the people directly affected. It also matters to health organizations and governments....

Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded Hong Kong’s rating as a long-term issuer of debt to Aa3 from Aa2. Notably, this rating giant lowered Hong Kong’s ratings for the first...

When: After the U.S. market close on 29 January. Expectations:Revenue $6.45 billion -4% from previous year but +10% from previous quarter $100 Billion CompanyEPS $1.65 -15% Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has...

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is set to report fourth-quarter 2019 results on Jan 29.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s earnings per share is pegged at $1.87, indicating an...

Synovus Financial (SNV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.94 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.97 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.92 per share a year ago. These...

AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) is scheduled to release first-quarter fiscal 2020 results on Jan 30, before the opening bell.In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a positive...

MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX) is set to report fourth-quarter 2019 results on Jan 29, before the opening bell.In the last reported quarter, MPLX — sponsored by Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) —...

International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2019 results, before the opening bell on Jan 30.Q4 EstimatesThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for International Paper’s...

GATX Corporation’s (NYSE:GATX) fourth-quarter 2019 earnings per share (excluding 23 cents from non-recurring items) came in at $1.36 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 35...

Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) is scheduled to come up with its fourth-quarter 2019 results before the opening bell on Jan 29. The company’s earnings are likely to have benefited from cost synergy...

Synchrony (SYF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.10 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.09 per share a year ago. These figures are...

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.14 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.86 per share a year...

PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR) is set to release fourth-quarter 2019 results on Jan 28, before the opening bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is a profit of $1.51 a share on revenues of...

If Chinese zodiac interests you, then you might want to know that the calendar will soon change from the Year of the Pig to the Year of the Rat. But does that also mean a change in the performance of...